Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları) is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at the Turkish Airlines General Management Building on the grounds of Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul. As of July 2015, it operates scheduled services to 290 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, making it the fourth-largest carrier in the world by number of destinations.
Turkish Airlines was established on 20 May 1933 as State Airlines Administration (Turkish: Devlet Hava Yolları) as a department of the Ministry of National Defence. In 1935, the airline was turned over to the Ministry of Public Works and was subsequently renamed General Directorate of State Airlines. Three years later, in 1938, it became part of the Ministry of Transportation. In 1956, the Turkish government reorganized the airline under the name Türk Hava Yollari A.O. (often abbreviated as THY).
Turkish Airlines is member of Star Alliance since 1 April 2008. AnadoluJet is a susidiary of Turkish Airlines.
Livery
Airbus A321-231, registration TC-JMM, built 2006, serial number 2916 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 10 July 2016
EuroLeague livery (basketball)
Airbus A321-231, registration TC-JRO, built 2011, serial number 4682 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 27 July 2018
